Corset



l. PANES Nov. 18, 1 930.

CORSET 7 Filed Jan. 2, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I INVENTOR .ZS zdbrafiuzes WITNESSES ATTORNEYS corset being shown spread;

Patented Nov, 18, 1930 ISIDORE .PANES, on NEW YORK-N. Y.

CORSET Application filed January 2, .1930. Serial so. 418,074;

This invention relates to corsets, andhas for an object to provide an improved construction wherein a desired system of lacing may be had at the back with disengageable fastening means. at the front,'the lacing at the back being associated with. covering. means resiliently held in place.

Another object of. the invention is to provide a corset offthe back laced type with a covering flap and adjustable, elastic tabs for holding the lowerlpart of the covering flap in place. I v

A further object, more specifically, is to provide in a corset elastic portions at the back with lacings from the elastic portions to the bottom, whereby adjustments may be had for the, full length of the corset, the arrangement being such that the lacings are normal- 1y covered and the covering means resiliently held in place at the lower end and permanent- 1y held in place at the upper end.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 isa rear view of the corset disclosing an embodiment of the invention, the

Figure 2 is a rear View of the central part of the corset shown in Figure 1, the same illustrating the elastic members in a distended or stretched condition;

Figure 3 is a sectional view through Figure 2 on the line 33, the same being on an enlarged scale. 7

Referring to the accompanying drawings by'numerals, the corset is provided with a body which comprises a back structure 1 and a front structure 2; These structures maybe formedin substantially any desired way, except that the back structure 1 has certain, special features, as illustrated particularly in Figures 1 and 2. The back 1 is formed with panels 3 and 4, and'connected to these panels at their upper ends are elastic pieces 5 and 6. Below the elastic pieces 5 and 6 areconnected pieces orsections 7 and 8 which merge into an upper section 9 connected to the upper part 10 of the covering flap 11. Thecovering flap 11 and section 9 are secured by lines of stitching 12 and 13 to the edges of members 5 and 6. By this construction and arrangement the flap of covering memberll is held centrally, while the, upperpart of the body of the corset maybe distended, byreason of the elasticity of mem bers o and 6. The center and lower part-of the corset may be distended, by reason of 56 the fact that members or'sections ,7 and 8 are connected by lacing 14. It will be understood that, this lacing may be caused 'to pull the edges of sections, Tand 8 toward each other, orrele'ase these-sections so asyto provide a larger opening. S0 far as adjusting the size of the corset is concerned, the flap 11 would'not be necessary as the lacings 14 take care-of this adjustment." However, lace ings, even at the rear of a corset, are ob-: jectionable in many cases, as they may be seen through thin dresses and also present 0bjectionable protrusions. ,To obviate these objections, the covering member or flap 11 is provided,-said covering member'or flap extending down to adjacent the.- lower edge of the corsetbody. As illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, this flap flares atthe bottom part because usuallythe opening between sections 7 and 8 normally flares. In order to keep theflap centrally positioned over the lacings 14,}Vl1ll6 allowing-the flap to yield, elastic I members 15 and- 16 are provided, said members being stitched or otherwise rigidly'secured to the sections? and 4 atone end, while 30 at the'opposite end they are provided with hooks 17 and 18. These hooks are adapted to interlock with thejrespective eyelets 19, 20,

21 and 22. -VVhen the opening between sections 7 and 8 is small, the hooks 17 and-18 v are interlocked with the eyelets 20 and '21, whereas if the opening is great, as shown in Figure 2, the hooks are interlocked with eyelets 19 and 22. From Figure 2 it will be ob? served that the upper part or section 10 of flap 11 is stretched to its fullest extent, while the elastic members 5 and 6 are stretched somewhat, and also the members 15 and 16 are stretched somewhat. V Regardless of the adjustment of the lacings 14 the members 9 15 and 16 will act to resiliently holdethe lower part of the flap centrally positioned in respect to the'lacings 14;.

What I claim is 1, A back lacedcorset formed with a body open at the back, a flap loosely fitting over said opening, a pair ofelastic panels connect ing the upper part of said flaps to the body near the upper part thereof, and a pair of elastic members acting on each side of the flap near the bottom for maintaining the flap centered over said opening.

2. A back laced corset formed with the body open at the back from top to bottom, a 10 panel extending from each edge of said opening, said panels extendingfrom thebottom to a point below the top of said body, a flap loosely fitting over said opening and extending from the top bathe bottom of said body, an elastic fabric section on each side of said flap at its upper end, said elastic members' extending from the upper edge of the corset downwardly to a point below the top of said panels, lacingshfor regulating the size of said opening, and resilient means at the lower end of said flap for holding the flap over said opening and said lacings.

3. A corset comp-rising a body provided at the front with disengageable fastening means, c a panel structure at the back, said panel structure including a pair of strips of non-elastic fabric extending from the bottom of the body to near the top thereof, each of said strips being connected along one edge to said body, lacing for drawing the other edges of said strips toward each other,ra covering strip wi der at the bottom than at the top and extending from the top to the bottom of said body positioned to cover said lacing, said covering strip being narrower than the combined width of said pair of strips, a panel of elastic fabric at each side of the upper part of said covering strip extending from'the top of said body to a point below the top of said pair of strips, said elastic panels being connected respectively to said covering andto said body, and a pair of disengageable elastic members for holding the lower part of said covering strip centrally of said pair of strips.

ISIDORE PANES. 

